Building tile and wall construction



Aug. 7, 1928. 1,679,684

T. ROTA BUILDING TILE AND WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 30, 1926 TonyRom c1: Low w Patented Aug. 7, 1928.

UNITED STA TES TONY ROTA, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

BUILDING TILE AND Applicationifiled September Another object of theinvention is to provide a tile block that is adaptable to be used incombination with studding.

A further object of the invention is tov provide tile blocks that may beused in combination with studding in which the rows of blocks may bestaggered.

And a still further object of the invent on is to provide means offorminga wall with ample nailing strips which provides a simple andeconomical wall.

With these ends in view the invention embodies a tile block having agroove in one side through which a stud may pass,,another block having agroove in one end toaccommodate one half of a stud, and a means forplacing these tiles in a wall in combination with studding.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a portion of a wall, with parts broken awayshowing the tile as it would be used.

Figure 2 is a View showing a tile block which is arranged to straddle astud.

Figure 3 is a view showing a tile block which is arranged to form ajoint with the adjoining tile at the center of the stud.

In the details of the tiles shown in Figures 2 and 3, and as indicatedby the numerals 1 and 2, it will be seen that the tile 1 is formed witha groove 3 to accommodate the entire stud, and the tile 2 is formed witha groove 1 at one edge to accommodate one half of the stud. Theremainder of tiles may be formed with openings 5 as shown to lessen theamount of the material or made in any other suitable manner. It is alsounderstood that these tile may be made out of any suitable material.

In this particular arrangement the tile are made twelve inches square byfour inches WALL CONSTRUCTION.

so, 1926. Serial No. 138,632.

thick leaving a groove four inches wide by two inches deep in the centerof one side of,

tile 1 to accommodate a two by four stud as shown at the point 6 in'Figure 1. This will leave a two inch wall at the rear of the groove 3and in the center of this wall is an opening 7 through which nails maybe driven into the stud from the opposite side of the wall. It isunderstood that although only one. opening'is shown, as many openings asmay be desired may be used and they may be located as desired. Theopenings 5 may be of any suitable size so that the thickness of thewalls of the tile may be made as desired. In this particular size oftile the groove 4 in tile 2 will be two inches wide and two inches deepto accommodate one half of a stud and it'will be noted that the rearwall behind the stud opening will also be two inches thick. Althoughthese dimensions have been given it is understood that the tiles may beof any suitable size or thickness and the openings or groves in them maybe of any suitable size.

It is understood that other changes may be made in the constructionwithoutv departing from the spirit of the invention, one of whichchanges may be in the general design or shape of the tile, another maybe in the arrangement of the tile in the wall and still another may bein the use of different spacing of the studding as it is understood asmany tiles as desired may be placed between the studs.

The construction will be understood from the foregoing description. Touse the tiles the studding which is indicated by the numeral 8 may beplaced in the wall or partition as shown in Figure 1 and the tiles 1placed around'it. Other tile as indicated by the numeral 9, and whichmay be of any form of standard straight tile may be placed between thetiles 1 to complete the row. The next row may be formed of the tiles 2which will be placed as shown in Figure 1, and these tiles will join atthe center of the stud which will cause them to be staggered in relationto the tiles in the lower row, as shown. It is understood that, ashereinbefore stated, as many of the tiles 9 as may be desired may beplaced between the tiles 1 and 2 and the studdingspaced accordingly.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In wall construction, hollow building blocks, vertical struts incombination With the blocks, said blocks having vertical grooves in thesides and edges thereof, the grooves in some of the blocks being ofsufiicient size to accommodate a stud With the long side of the studparallel to the longitudinal plane of the block and the short side ofthe stud therefore extending into the block, and the grooves in other ofthe blocks being of a sufficient size to accommodate one-half of a stud,the rear Walls of the grooves in the blocks being provided with openingsthrough Which the blocks may be held to the studs, and said studs beingadaptable to fit into the grooves of the blocks with each consecutiverow of blocks staggered in relation to the preceding row;

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

TONY ROTA.

